A SHOPPER has told of his shock after an ‘avalanche’ buried his car in the middle of the high street.

David Morgan, 71, was driving through Brynmawr when the weight of the snow on the Kahve cafe roof in Beaufort Street proved too much, breaking guttering and burying the car in a small avalanche.

David, of Gurnos Estate in Brynmawr, said the event had left him shaken and his car battered – though he believes the snow would have proved fatal if a pedestrian had been caught in it.

“I had shopping in the supermarket and was coming back through town in order to go to the butchers,” he said.

“Because of the snow, I just couldn’t find anywhere to park, so I was searching when the next thing I know there was this loud bang and I thought someone had gone into me.

“Everything was dark, the car just stopped dead. It was completely covered in snow and I couldn’t get out.

“People started running over, checking if I was all right. It frightened the life out of me.

“I had to clamber through the back to get out. The police had to shut off the street so the snow could be cleared.

“It was a terrible noise when the snow hit. I was a long-distance lorry driver for many years and I’ve heard crashes, but it’s not like on television. It was a terrible thud, felt like five tons of snow landed on the roof.

“The fascia and guttering came off too, the whole roof of the car is buckled. I was shaken up, and after a few minutes I started to shake.

“I can’t imagine what would have happened if someone had been walking under that. They would have been killed.”

David would also like to thank all the people who came out to help him, including staff at the post office, paper shop and butchers.